What type of insect bites are on my legs?

I first noticed the series of bites on Sunday night/Monday morning, and the itchiness and intensity has grown each day. On Tuesday morning, I noticed three new bites appear on my opposite leg. They're itching VERY intensely, and I've been trying to treat the itch with hydrocortisone cream, which only has a mild effect if any.

My concern, since they appeared overnight, is that it's bedbugs. However, I searched my bed and room and found no trace of them. A week or two ago, though, I noticed a couple of strange looking reddish-hued bugs - which would be consistent with bed bugs, too. So, I'm at a loss. If you want to see pictures, of the first bites, follow this link:

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n115/...

No new bites have appeared since Tuesday, and, if it were bedbugs, wouldn't they have been all over me right from the time I got my new bed, which was a hand-me-down? (About a month ago.)

I'm at my wits end. Any and all help is appreciated.

In case you might not have noticed, it's a series of 4 bites all closely tied together.

im going to say that you are correct in your bed bug assumption. im no doctor, but because those bites are so tightly grouped, i would say it is bed bugs as well.

best thing to do would be to go to the doctor

fleas?

It looks like a spider or maybe an infected mosiqueto bite. You should consult a doctor. Hope you get betta!

mosquitoe or fly or bees or bugs

sounds like fleas or tics maybe in the carpet or something

flea bites, I notice em to.b Steam your matress, there could be eggs in it.

It looks like flea bites or chigger bites.

Look in the mattress, it may be mites. If you are continually bothered with them you may have to disenfect, and spray the box spring, mattress, and wood - look in the corners, take the bed apart and look under the bed and around in the carpet in order to get rid of whatever type of creepy crawler that is eating you alive.

Yes I would think bedbugs would of been all over you first time you slept in the bed, if it were infested with them. Would of been all over your body, not just your legs
Here is a great informative link on bed bugs

http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfact...

It could also be flea bites... I have had a series of bites like that from fleas. Spiders also tend to bite in a row. Even ants.

You can put benadryl cream or spray on those bites. That stuff works well.

Try the source below for info on different insect bites.

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